| 词汇 | charwoman |
| 释义 | charwoman noun[ C ] UKold-fashioneduk /ˈtʃɑːˌwʊm.ən/ us /ˈtʃɑːrˌwʊm.ən/plural-womenuk /ˈtʃɑːˌwɪm.ɪn/ us /ˈtʃɑːrˌwɪm.ɪn/(alsocharlady); (informalchar) a woman whose job is to clean and tidy an office or private house（打扫办公室或私人住宅的）女清洁工，打杂女工 People who clean & tidy places & things chambermaid char charlady chimney sweep clean freak cleaner dishwasher domestic home help housekeeper kitchen porter litter picker scullion squeegee man sweep sweeper trash picker waste picker A charwoman came every day to do the housework. His two sisters earned but little as charwomen. In the first room a charwoman was cleaning. The charwoman, still busy with broom and pail outside, knocked at the door with a knock which might have been given with the broom-handle and announced another visitor. Yes, there she stands, the Irish charwoman, the old broom in her hand and preparing for one last sweep that shall make the house sweet and fit for her own children. Examples of charwomancharwoman This latter number includes 33 lady typists, 110 messengers and porters, and 100 female servants and charwomen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These are women who are doing work which is not suitable for men—charwomen and certain classes of typists. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are clinical thermometer testers, typists or charwomen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If you look at the next item, that of charwomen, you will find at least 32 charwomen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have no reason to believe that the demand for the work of charwomen will be in any way reduced owing to national insurance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not see how a charwoman can be brought within any ordinary definition of an outworker. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let me take his own illustration, the charwoman. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I ask whether the charwoman who cleans the church would come in under this? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The ordinary domestic charwoman would not be a compulsory contributor. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why is it always a charwoman who labours under this illusion? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The local authority's role is being reduced to the position of responsibility without power— the prerogative of the charwoman throughout the ages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are all familiar with what we know as the charwoman. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 An old charwoman of mine used to call them "slummocks"— a very picturesque word which exactly describes these people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She served me, looking as if she had been wiping the floor like a charwoman, in a dirty old apron. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I noticed that at their annual meeting charwomen do not like being called by that name; their organisation said so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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